What to know about Mauricio Umansky – and his Hiltons feud: his niece Paris Hilton called him out on Instagram after that Buying Beverly Hills revelation – and he’s separated from wife Kyle Richards

Mar 21 , 2024

Paris Hilton just clapped back at her uncle, Mauricio Umansky (pictured), over comments he made about her family on his reality show Buying Beverly Hills. Photos: @parishilton/Instagram, Getty Images

The second season of Buying Beverly Hills – the Netflix reality show following luxury property brokerage, The Agency – reveals why Umansky left Richard Hilton’s firm, Hilton & Hyland

Richards broke down on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ finale in response to rumours that her husband cheated, and revealed they still live together in another interview – but sleep separately

Paris Hilton recently put her property mogul uncle Mauricio Umansky on blast for allegedly “using the Hilton name every chance he gets”.

Mauricio Umansky attends the Homeless Not Toothless Hollywood Gala at The Beverly Hilton in April 2023, in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images

Previously best known as the husband of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards, Hilton’s half-aunt who he is now separated from, Umansky stepped into his own spotlight thanks to Buying Beverly Hills, which began airing in November 2022. The Netflix reality show follows staff at The Agency, the successful luxury property brokerage that Umansky started over a decade ago.

Mauricio Umansky, Kyle Richards and Paris Hilton attend the premiere of Regent Releasing’s Hottie and the Nottie after party at The Green Door in 2008, in Hollywood, California. Photo: Getty Images

But before his success, Umansky was an employee at Hilton & Hyland, a property brokerage co-founded by his brother-in-law and Paris’s father, Richard Hilton.

So what caused Umansky’s rift with the Hiltons – and why is the decade-old family feud being rehashed now?

From his property millions to bad blood with the Hiltons, here’s what we know about Mauricio Umansky.

Mauricio Umansky’s beef with the Hilton family

Umansky worked for Hilton & Hyland for several years before leaving to launch his own firm, The Agency.